| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yannick Salem Louniangou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Amiens, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Châteauroux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Châteauroux B | ||
| 2001–2003 | Créteil | ||
| 2003–2005 | Grenoble | ||
| 2005–2006 | De Graafschap | 23 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | K.S.K. Beveren[2] | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Eintracht Trier | 15 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Stockport County | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | AFC Telford United | 5 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Concordia Chiajna | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | 1.FC Wülfrath | 19 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Târgu Mures | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | TuRU Düsseldorf | 22 | (4) |
| 2016 | TSV Meerbusch | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Rather SV | ||
| 2017–2018 | TuRU Düsseldorf | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Congo | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yannick Salem Louniangou is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] Born in France, he represented Congo at international level.
The first three clubs that Salem played for were Grenoble, Créteil and Châteauroux.[3] In 2005, he moved to Dutch team De Graafschap before joining AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2006. He went on a trial with Nottingham Forest in August 2007.[4] In 2008 Salem moved to Belgian club K.S.K. Beveren and then the following season to German side Eintracht Trier having agreed a two-year contract until summer 2011.[5]
On 30 October 2010, Salem signed a short-term deal at Stockport County in England.[6]
Salem was called up to the Congo national team on a number of occasions. He made his debut in an African Cup Of Nations qualifier against Zambia in 2007, and has at least a further two caps from friendlies in 2009 against North Korea[7] and Angola.[8] He was also called up for a game against Morocco, but had to withdraw from the squad.
Salem was born in Amiens, France to parents from the Republic of the Congo.[9] He has six brothers and three sisters.[9]
